If you are thinking of taking a Nile Cruise or have already booked one then you are probably thinking about buying one or two books about Ancient Egypt of perhaps a Lonely Planet Guide to Egypt to take with you or read whilst you actually cruising. If you take a look at the selection of books we recommend in our Nile Cruise Store you’ll see that there are some fascinating titles. However, although you might wish to buy 2 or 3 different titles the price might discourage you.

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The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies” /> Thats’ for me!!

I’ve bought loads of the “Dummies” books. Mostly to learn how to do various things on my pc. They’re great value and have really taught me so much.

So I was intrigued to see this title, “The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies“. I wasnt’ sure what I’d make of it. But I’d highly recommend it as a great read before you take your Nile Cruise and a great companion to take with you.

It follows the standard “Dummies” approach with over three hundred and fifty pages which provide a wealth of information. It’s a book you can dip in and out of, and, as you journey down the Nile, you can come back to the ship and read up on what you’ve just seen.

The chapters cover the geography and a broad and full history of ancient Egypt, royal women, food and entertainment, disease and medicine, religion, mumification, art and hieroglyphics, temples and tombs.

There is a mass of information and the book is well written and easy to read. It’s available in good bookshops or can be ordered online at Amazon.

I would really recommend it as a “one-stop” introduction to Ancient Egypt and I’m sure it will make your Nile Cruise even more informative and enjoyable.

I hope you’ve managed to download our FREE Nile Cruise Guide.

We wrote it to help potential Nile Cruisers get a real “feel” for just what a Nile Cruise entails and we’ve tried to give as good a picture as possible.

It’s full of advice, tips and descriptions of what you’ll do, what you’ll see, what to wear, the places and sights you’ll see and lots more.

If you’ve already read it and can think of anything that’s missing or anything that we can add or expand on please email me on ” colin(at)tarsc.net and I’ll take care of it.

I’m currently re-writing our Nile Cruise Guide that will be free and downloadable from the main Nile Cruise 4u website.

I begin each day with great intentions to complete another chapter and then the office phones start ringing and the day’s gone. But I’ve managed to finish 2 chapters out of the intended 13 chapters so maybe in about another….year(!) I’ll have it finished. Just kidding, should be finished in about 2 weeks.

I’ve just found these facts about the mighty River Nile that I’m going to add to the guide:

Did you know…

1) The year 1010 was the last time the Nile froze?

4) The temples at Abu Simbel were moved 200m in 1964-68 at a cost of $40 million.

More facts to come!!

I’ve mentioned this great book by Rosemary Mahoney before but I thought I’d bring it to your attention once more as I have just read a great article by Rosemary in the travel section of last weekend’s Observer.

In the article she describes the excitement, wonder and fear of actually travelling as she did down the Nile.

If your looking for a good book to read either before your Nile cruise or during it I can heartily recommend Rosemary’s book.